Short Tortoise Poems
Short Tortoise Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Tortoise by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Tortoise by length and keyword.
Grandma, the tortoise,
lived hundred forty one years
she witnessed many
animals generations
died at the San Diego Zoo
She was attracted
by a humble tortoise
the beautiful designs
made her sleepless
but hidden realities
she did not know
Michelle introduced us to Morris
Most prolific thesaurus tortoise
Her wording profuse
Just like Dr. Seuss
She most certainly didn't bore us
A bunny can hop, jump, and leap
And sit up straight whilst fast asleep
A tortoise must climb
One step at a time
Spurred on by the Roadrunner's beep
So confusing and
complecated
moving slowly
like a little tortoise
but with patience
we would walk it
through
Tortoise’s Song
A shy Tortoise I remain-
Who from publicity does refrain
On a march so slow
When I see ‘then’ I withdraw!!
JM
02nd February 2014
For an exotic meal I pursued,
Not expecting one that did include,
Some baked tortoise tails
Amongst a plate of snails...
But I think I’ll just stick to fast food.
a turquoise tortoise
and a purposive porpoise
neither loses poise
I heard the calico box crab theme
as I nestled warmly by a trout-filled stream.
I saw the hare and tortoise dance,
and wondered if it was romance,
or just an addled dream.
winked tortoise to the snail ~ the hare was already springing past summer
Winter is not Forever Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: BJ Legros Kelley
Howmanysyllables 17
15/02/23
Sitting on my window seat,
A world below, a world complete.
People passing people by,
No time to question who or why.
Man with green bag, going where?
If he's the tortoise, where's the hare?
Form:
a limerick by Wayne Wysocki
The tortoise and hare had a race
But the rabbit came in second place
So the notion that speed
Makes the win guaranteed
Just isn't always the case.
Trees were our tortoise shell,
Which down-down we fell;
We stand now on dead stems,
Cheering – See, we’re free!!
Aug. 16, 2020
Strand Completely New (23), Any Form, Any Theme Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Brian Strand
A stubborn old Taurus
I wish I was a tortoise
To live life at a reasonable pace
But more on topic
I'm agoraphobic
I could go out never leaving my place
05.05.18
Viv Wigley
I wish I was a - Poetry Contest
I recall the wise words by Aesop, spoken,
and wonder, " Is our collective conscious broken?"
A hare can assuredly outpace
a tortoise in any fair race.
To say otherwise, I suggest, is inane.
I conclude, therefore, Aesop was insane.
Yesterday, it was the tortoise and the hare.
Today, another unlikely pair -
an alley cat, a stolen car,
and a mouse on the lam who wouldn't get far -
two double crossers, one prayer, "God willing,
all I ask, 'a drive-by killing'".
Hot bath in the morning
Swiping for hours
favorite food on plate
slow and steady
Like a tortoise against a hare
Content with small fishes from a pond
When there's a huge ocean just steps away
Is the ship sailing without a destination?
Listen to poem:
Gifts of a long life,
Graces an abandoned beach,
Emptied shells and vanished droves,
Gifts I made myself,
Faces, an album that stretch,
Empty shelves and vessel dreams.
Date: 08/28/2019
www.howmnaysyllables.com
577, 577.
I have a weapon as you can see
Leave me alone and let me be
Going fast is my greatest need
I was designed for high speed
So far ahead on the final lap
I can afford to take a nap
So race me if you dare
I'm not a tortoise I'm a hare
Flimsy faerie rode her pet tortoise on the tips of falling leaves
Dancing and hopping as joyful and excited as you please
Trake, the tortoise loved having his best friend on his back
They tumbled into the giant leaf pile with a splickety whack whack
the tortoise taught us
how to peel and prepare potatoes
as the llama was alarmed
singing la la songs with her ma
the horse became hoarse
rehearsing his shouting at the hearse
as the hyena had a hernia
hiding heinously in the honey jar
Escort Us To a Tortoise
While I was riding around on a tortoise,
Had suffered from case of rigor mortis;
Thought was best;
Was hard to digest;
We named first child Unum E. Pluribus.
Jim Horn
PS.
Dug own grave with hands being shortest.
The hare expected to win and the tortoise knew he would lose--too much and too little of themselves, until fate intervened.
One sat under the apple tree until an apple fell on its head, and the other was on top of that tree, simply going out on a limb.
Listen to poem:
I am a tortoise
an age not shared by many
of shells left behind
traipsed sand trails vanish
a lifeless beach that grows cold
my birthday alone
no surprise present
still the same longevity
toast wish they were here
Date: 08/28/2019
Boil water nice and hot;
Cut up vegetables in the pot.
Sprinkle herbs and seasoning in
Now toss in the terrapin.
Turtle soup, fresh from the sea;
Sailors’ cuisine for a century.
One more trick to make you well;
Ground up and drink the tortoise shell.